We stayed at this ryokan while skiing for five days at Niseko and had a wonderfully relaxing experience away from the hustle and bustle of the Grand Hirafu base. The inn provides a shuttle bus service three times a day on a fixed schedule to and from all of the Niseko United bases. Transit time was 20-40 minutes depending on the stops. It is slightly inconvenient having to stick with the inn’s fixed schedule, but the experience we had staying at Moku No Sho made the inconvenience worthwhile. We had two separate vacations—time on the slopes, and time enjoying a Japanese inn. Our room was very comfortable and modern with Western style beds and seating. We had a room with a private, outdoor onsen which was a wonderful way to relax after a day on the slopes. The restaurant (where breakfasts and dinners were included in the room rate) consists of a series of private rooms where we were served traditional Japanese breakfasts and kaiseki dinners (while seated at a Western-style table with chairs). The food quality and variety were excellent. A couple of nights, we upgraded to the teppanyaki grill which was also excellent. One of the highlights was the lounge area where we enjoyed pre- and post-dinner drinks relaxing around a fireplace listening to well selected jazz and/or rock music. Communicating in English was occasionally tricky, but we found one staff member who was reasonably fluent and could...We stayed at this ryokan while skiing for five days at Niseko and had a wonderfully relaxing experience away from the hustle and bustle of the Grand Hirafu base. The inn provides a shuttle bus service three times a day on a fixed schedule to and from all of the Niseko United bases. Transit time was 20-40 minutes depending on the stops. It is slightly inconvenient having to stick with the inn’s fixed schedule, but the experience we had staying at Moku No Sho made the inconvenience worthwhile. We had two separate vacations—time on the slopes, and time enjoying a Japanese inn.

Our room was very comfortable and modern with Western style beds and seating. We had a room with a private, outdoor onsen which was a wonderful way to relax after a day on the slopes. The restaurant (where breakfasts and dinners were included in the room rate) consists of a series of private rooms where we were served traditional Japanese breakfasts and kaiseki dinners (while seated at a Western-style table with chairs). The food quality and variety were excellent. A couple of nights, we upgraded to the teppanyaki grill which was also excellent. One of the highlights was the lounge area where we enjoyed pre- and post-dinner drinks relaxing around a fireplace listening to well selected jazz and/or rock music.

Communicating in English was occasionally tricky, but we found one staff member who was reasonably fluent and could help us when needed. All told, this was a wonderful experience.
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